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The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-03-23
Capital Cuttings.
Special to the River Press.

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HELENA, March 16.-Under the new
law passed by the legislature stockmen
who desire to record brands must send
them to the secretary of the Montana
territorial auditor as has been customary
heretofore.
A. j. Samuel of Fort Benton, late cash
ier for the firm of /. G.. Baker & Co., says
the Independent, thinks of locating here.
The gentleman is infatuated with our
mountain town and wants to make it the
future home of himself and family.
The coroner's jury in the case Of the
unknown child found buried in Dry gulch
could throw no light on the case. A sem
sational revelation was made during the
investigation of this case whereby it was
made public that certain visiting physi-
clan from Spokane Falls, during the night
of the fire at the International, produced
an abortion on some unknown woman at
that hotel. The physician afterwards
bought a ticket for the woman and she left
for Chicago. The physician shortly after
wards also left Helena.
Delegate Toole writes to friend that he
would start home on Sunday last. He
states that he had obtained the assign
ment Of $4,000 Of last years appropria-
tion for surveys in Montana, and that
nearly all of $4,000 of this years appro-
priation would be applied to work on the
Missouri river in Montana.
Judge Wade yesterday decided in the
case of Fant VS.. the Northern Pacific that
settlers who have acquired titles to lands
since the date of the charter granting the
right of way through the public lands to
that railroad, in July, 1884, are not entitled
to damages for right Of way Of the road.
HELENA, March pa train made up
at Mandan arrived here last night about
hours late. It brought with it only way
passengers and local mail. After an
hours delay at the depot it proceeded on
its way west.
A CHASTITY cargo will shortly pass
through here on It's way to Fort Missoula.
It will consist of thirty bodies of soldiers
buried at Fort Ellis and ordered removed
by the government to the former post.
The coffins will be placed in box car
and shipped as regular freight, as other
wise if shipped on passenger trains it
would require two first-class tickets for
each coffin.
w. H. Todd of the Benton RIVER Press,
and late assistant clerk Of the house Of
representatives, leaves this morning for
White Sulphur Springs and surroundings
on a trip connected with his journal.
Great excitement prevailed at Town
send yesterday and the day previous. A
few days ago building had been set on
fire and the incendiary was thought to be
a Cinnamon, who fled to Helena. He
was followed and arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Flick Mccormick. He was taken
back to Townsend and yesterday there
We're numerous propositions to lynch the
accused Mongolian. None Of them, how
ever, had materialized at a late hour this
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-03-23
Judge McLeary Knocks His Man Out.
Special to the River Press.

Special to the River Press.
HELENA, March 1S.-Judge McLeary,
Of the supreme bench of Montana, now
on brief visit to San Antonio, Texas, was
attacked by Col. L. n. Baker, of that
place, who struck him over the head with
heavy cane. McLeary recovered HIM
self and dealt Baker powerful blow with
his bare knuckles, telling him like an OK.
The combatants were speedily separated.
The cause of the difficulty is said to have
originated some seven or eight years ago
over some legal business.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-03-23
A Brute Gets His reward.
Special to the River Press.

Special to the River Press.
HELENA, March 2l.-Dr w. w. Ran
dali of Elmer, Nebraska, outraged an
eleven year old girl named Hart, who had
been put under his treatment H was
arrested and placed under 81 900 bonds.
just as court adjourned a brother of the
girl shot Randall dead, walked out Of the
court and disappeared, no effort being
made to arrest him, as the whole commits
nifty regarded the killing as iustif1able.
RandaIl's wife is said 10 have assisted in
the running OF young girls and placing
them in houses Of ill~fame. She is now in
the custody Of the sheriff in her boarding
house, which is surrounded by a mob, land
will likely meet the fate of her husband
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-03-23
Up Go Rates SO Per Cent.
Special to the River Press.

Special to the River Press.
HELENA, March 17.-Chicago repre-
sentatives of transcontinental railway
lines have finished their labors, construct
ing tariffs to conform to the new laws.
Present rates will be advanced so per
cent. a second tariff has been made which
is designed to meet Canadian Pacific and
water competition. The first tariff goes
into effect Immediately; the second will
be presented to the interstate commission
ers with the claim that if the roads are not
allowed to adopt it they will be driven out
of through business.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-03-23
A Lieutenant i'm Trouble.
Special to the River Press.

Special to the River Press.
HELENA, March 21.-Lieut. Wilcox, 7th
cavalry, Fort Keogh, was arrested in Gin
cinnati on the 18th charged with desertion.
He had exceeded his two weeks leave Of
absence. He is fast liver, is head over
heels in debt and had the reputation of
duplicating pay accounts. Intimate
friends advance the theory of temporary
mental alteration.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-03-23
Market Report.
Special to the River Press.

Special to the River Press.
HELENA, March 21.-Territorial woods
were quoted in Boston, 18th, at from II to
26 cents.
In Chicago shipping steers, from $50 to
800 pounds, from 81 to $3.50; stockers
and feeders, $2.75 to 1926; Texans, $3.15
to $3.3715.
Sheep, natives, at So to $3.50; western,
$3.50 to $4.60; Texas, $3.50 to $4.20
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-03-23

stage horses they pursued, exchanging
shots with the aobber, whose horse soon
left them far in the distance. The thief
is known to be cow boy named Charley
Parker. One thousand dollars reward is
offered for his capture Or the return OF the
money
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-03-23
The C. P. Open Again.
Snecial TO the River Press.

Special to the River Press.
ST. PAUL, March 21.-Adyices received
here state that the snow blockade on the
Canadian Pacific has been raised and
trains are again running through to the
Pacific coast
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-03-23

The same paper contains the following
in regard to the ssmule market and the
demand for this meek-eyed animal by
railroad contractors;
Mules, big mules, nothing else will do.
Medium and small size are off price; SELL
ing now at from $115 to $117.50 and from
$115 to $125, respectively, and down to
$112.5 for what are commonly called cot
ton mules. All told, however, there are
not over l 200 head on the market. Rob-
ert Reilly says the railroad contractors are
about the only buyers of any note on the
market and they are taking every mule
they can get. They are paying about $175
for / ,200-pound mules. Several hundred
head were sent out from here last week to
be worked on the st. Paul, Minneapolis &
Manitoba railroad. 1t is intended to build
700 miles Of that road this summer, and
the demand for mules from that quarter
and for construction work on numerous
other lines in the country is keeping the
market pretty bare of choice stock. For
several years previous the only demand of
any particular note was from the Penn
syivania iron regions, but those interests
are now meeting with strong competition
from railroad contractors, who are buying
better mules now than they ever did be-
fore.
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-03-23

what bridges are necessary to make the
new road passable. These bridges will
doubtless be built as soon as the high wa
ter is over. More anon. *##
The river press. [volume] (Fort Benton, Mont.) 1880-current, 1887-03-23
Manitoba Construction.

4 Fargo special to the Globe-Democrat
Of recent date contains the following in
formation:
Although some sections are hardly yet
out of the snow blockades, operations are
already being inaugurated for the exten-
sion of railroads in Dakota, on scale that
hardly has precedent. The St. Paul &
Manitoba road is pushing forward materi-
al at the rate of over 100 car loads per day
for its extension westerly to northern Mon
tana. 1t is stated that this road will re-
quire about $4,000 cars of material, to put
in operation the main line to Great Falls,
Mont, and some Dakota branches, which
arctic be completed this year. To effect
this at least four miles of rails must be
laid each tWentY-four hours until the snow
flies again,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-20

to give such a power. If the law in its gen.
eral operation were to prove generally and
equally mlschievous in all directions, the
Commission, instead of having the greater
power Tor that reason, would, on the other
hand, have no power of suspension what
ever, for the simple ana plain reason that
there would be no exceptional cases for it to
act upon and therefore no cases referred by
the act to its judgment" So Judge Cooley
decides that the Commission cannot consent
deliberately to "enterupon highway where,
to all appearances, there will be no hating
place within the limits of its lawful jurisdic-
ton. If general suspension of the long
and short haul clause of the statute is not to
be made by single comprehensive order,
neither should the same result be reached or
approached by the granting Of successive or
ders in Individual cases."
This ruling means clearly that the railroad
must obey the law, unless the commissioners.
after an exhaustive investigation, may find
something in their cases so exceptional as to
warrant suspension Of the rule But the
Commission must necessarily work slowly,
so the relief may have to be awaited for
months or years. Then too, Judge Cooley
says that where the granting of one applica-
ton may so affect the interests of other roads
as to create necessity for the like relief to
several more. this probable result will be
conclusive reason for declining to make any
suspension it all. Considering the slowness
with which the commission works, it seems
that all but possibly few very favored
roads must plan to obey the law indefinitely.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-20

Last week Mr.. n w. Holmes, for many
years the landlord of the New England and
American Houses in turn, was committed to
lall Tor sixty days for violation of the law.
1t is not pretended that he kept low dram
shop, or that he sold to intoxicated persons
lie kept private bar at the New England,
now the Windsor hotel, and sold liquor prin-
clpally, If not wholly to the guests Of the
mouse mouse. LIS being sent to Jail has created no
little Indignation; and since he has been
confined he has been visited by large num-
per OF our influential citizens, who have thus
taken occasion to testify their sympathy to
an old and respected citizen, and also their
Iepugnance 70 a law which Furnishes by i'm
consider a crime. Quite purse has also
been made up for him. We have never
heard so much in favor of license from men
OF all parties as since the present amended
law went into etfect.-Belfast Age.
Herein is clue to one of the reasons why
the prohibitory liquor law is not better en-
forced in the cities. The habit is to throw
all the blame upon the officers, but a
good deal of it belongs to the state of
public sentiment. A considerable part of
these communities 60 not regard liquor sell
ing as they do other statute crimes-larceny
for instance. The low and vile rumshops
they want closed up, but they are Indifferent
about the more respectable places. There
are very few people in our cities but if they
saw man breaking the law against stealing
would inform the authorities and have him
arrested and punished. On the other hand,
we fear that there are very few who if they
saw respectable apothecary or hotel keep
er breaking the law against liquor selling
would deem it their duty to call the po-
lice. On the contrary many of them would
consider it an affront to be called upon to
give testimony in the case. Public SEN
timent is better than it used to be,
but there is plenty CT room for much
more improvement. When the great mass
of the people in the cities look upon rum
selling as they do on larceny there will be
no complaint of the non-enforcement of the
law
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-20
The Short Haul Clause.

Judge Cooley. of the Interstate commerce
commission, has written to the traffic mana
ger Of one of the Western roads letter
showing that the railroads may as we'll ar
range to comply at once with the "long and
short haup clause of the interstate COM
merce bill. Traffic Manager j. A. Hanley,
or the Minnesota & Northwestern railroad,
wrote to the commission urging very strenu-
ously the suspension Of the clause so far as
1t applied to his road. In reply Judge Coo
ley points out that the act permits a suspen4
sion Of the general rule only in exceptional
cases, and after investigation AT first the
commission deemed it wise to grant some tenn
porary relief to certain roads on an investi-
CATION not as complete as it expected finally
to make. This was done in the belief that
no considerable mischief could follow from
allowing an existing condition Of things to
remain for brief period, and that harmful
results from a sudden change in the law
might thereby be averted This course also
gave the Commission such an opportunity
for careful study of the system which Con-
gress undertook to reform a, would other
wise have been wanting. If the new law
had been left to operate universally the old
state OF Things would have been swept away
at once, and the Commission seeing only
what had been substituted for it, would have
been deprived Of the best and most satisfac-
tory means of making just comparison. But
Judge Cooley points out that the probability
that injury will result from the enforcement
Of the law, is not of itself sufficient reason
for the Commission to exercise its dispens-
ing power. 1.-THE probability" he says, "or
even the certainty that injury to corporations
or to individuals will result is not by itself
under the act any ground for suspension
anywhere of its ordinary operations. 1t
would not, in fact be made ground for re-
lief without giving the Commission such a
general dispensing power as would not be
consistent with sound principles of govern
ment. Congress has not intimated purpose
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-20

rayed themselves in hats, boots and ready
made clothing from the ships cargo, and
genuine spree was inaugurated. As the
liquor took effect the members of the marine
mining camp resorted to the language most
familiar to them, and yeritable Babel was
the result. The rigging, at least so much of
it as was left standing, was soon occupied by
men clad in broadcloth, wearing silk hats
still wrapped in paper, singing and shouting
and encouraging the few workers below in
every language known to the civilized world
The saturnalia continued for three or four
days, and only ceased when the Hast of the
cargo which could be reached had been taken
out and the ship was beginning to break M.
Then the majority of the wTeckers aban-
doned her. but faithful few refused to
leave as long as barrel of LIQUOR remained
unDroached. Some of them Law about the
deck In drunken stupor the greater portion
OF tne time, waking only to renew their de-
Dauch and again lapse into drunken sleep.
Wnen the ship finally went to pieces it was
known that number of men of this class
were still on board. They were never heard
from again, and are supposed to have gone
to the bottom or hoated out to sea to feed
the fishes. In those days the disappearance
of man created but little comment. He
might have gone to the mines or, disguised
with frontier life, have shipped before the
mast on homeward-bound vessel. No in
quiries were made and no one can tell how
many OF the miners who quarried out the
cargo of the North America came to their
death by drowning when the ship broke up.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-20

Communities, like individuals are peculiar
in their habits of using money. In parts of
the South and West the cent has never been
popular. In New Orleans our smallest piece
Of money has been regarded as too small for
man to bother about. In the East green
backs and bank notes are more popular than
hard money. On the Pacific slope, on the
. other hand, a great deal o. gold coin is in
circulation. AS the loss from abrasion and
the inconvenience in the use of so much gold
are considerable, the Treasury Department
has decided to make an effort to substitute
paper currency for the coin. An adequate
appropriation available for printing certif-
Gates necessary for the purpose will become
available after July l, when the San Fran
cisco Sub Treasury Will be supplied with
large stock of certificates, and their issue
will begin Some authorities, including the
Pacific coast Congressman, say that gold GER
tlhcates would be accepted, but that silver
certificates would be rejected. The Sub
Treasurer at San Francisco, however, be-
lieves that such plan cannot be executed !;
that the paper would not be acceptable and
would be shipped to New York: and that
this would be the result with either gold or
silver certificates. IL the Treasury Depart
ment is determined in its course, the West
ern people will probably do with the certif-
Gates as most people in New England did
when the cart-wheel dollars began to be so
numerous-grumble, but be very glad to get
them nevertheless.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-20

The Anarchists have prepared five hun
dred questions which they will put to Mr..
Powderly when he next appears in Chicago.
il Mr.. Powderly is wise he win give the
Lake City wide berth. O'Brien's expert
ence at Toronto will be nothing compared
with his if the Anarchists pen him up and
begin to throw questions at him. He will
soon wish they were brickbatS.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-20

The Sands family have just inherited 49,
100000 in England. Some five hundred of
the family reside in Maine. Lest persons
owning debts against members of the fami-
ly which they have been unable to collect
may become prematurely jubilant, it may be
well to say that none of the $75,00Oo 600 has
yet got into the hands of the family. The
bird is still in the bush, and most likely will
remain there
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-20

Boston never gives reception without a
row over the bills, and Queen Kapiolani's is
to be no exception. The newspapers are be-
ginning to show up the extravaganza of the
affair and the old familiar ''junket" is max
ing its appearance. This is the first time,
however, that Boston ever entertained
queen, so the amount of champagne con-
sumed ought not to be scrutinized too closely.
Besides the Queen smoked.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-20
FRIDAY MORNING, MAY go.

We do not read anonymous letters and commu-
nicatons. The name and address of the writer
are in all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for
publication but as guarantee Of good faith.
We cannot undertake to return or preserve
communications that are not used
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-20

Queen Victoria is not finding her Jubilee
with its celebrations and long professions
so enjoyable after all. AS in many other
celebrations, the fun hardly equals the pains.
And then, too, an old lady nearing seventy
can hardly be expected to lead off in the
Publication of the millions of great En-
Oire
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-20

AT Harvard College more attention is here
after to be paid to the studies of the English
department. 1t is not understood, however,
that there will be any changes made in the
base ball and Sanskrit departments.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-20

The New York Sun has made up COM
mittee of Democrats which it thinks could
write platform for the next National Con-
ventlon that would be very warming to the
Democratic heart. Maine is given no place
on it, This is wrong. The Hon. William
Henry Clifford lives in Maine, and certainly
no man in the country can write more
beautiful and thrilling Democratic platform
than he. Possibly the Sun left him off under
the impression that he had accepted the
Austrian mission and might be out of the
country when his services were wanted.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-20

Attorney General Garland's friends be-
lieve that he will be nominated to succeed
Judge Woods. If he is the Senate will have
a good opportunity to correct the Presidents
Judgment.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-20

There seems to be an idea abroad that the
United States is rich and would rather pay
than run any risk Of fighting; so the govern
ment is asked to pay handsomely for the
fishing privileges ON the Atlantic coast that
turn around and pay another round price for
keeping foreigners out of western waters
over which it has secured control by paying
well for the title Perhaps Canada has an
eye to the surplus in the American treasury.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-20

A Crimes act for the Orangemen of Toron-
to would seem to be needed much more than
a Crimes act for Ireland
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-20

STATE OF MAINE, COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND IS.
/, William II. Soule, Cashier Of the above named
bank, do solemnly swear that the above statement
Is true TO the best OF my knowledge and belief
WILLIAM II. SOULE, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me this 18th day
OF May, 1887
COrrect-Attest;
II. N. JOSE,
CHAS. r. INGRAHAM, I Directors
JOHN G. TUKESBURY,)
my1S d3t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-20

STATE OF MAINE, COUNTY OF cUSBERLAND, IS.
/, James f. Wengren, Cashier OF the above
named bank, do solemnly swear that the above
statement Is true 10 the best Of my knowledge and
belief. JAMES Il. WENGREN, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 18th day
OF May, 1887.
Correct-Attest
H. j. LIBBY,
VIM. G.. DAVIS, Directors
PHILIP HENRY BROWN
myls dst
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-20

STATE OF MAINE. COUNTY OF CUMBERLAND, IS.
1, Chas. PaysOn, Cashier Of the above named
ndhki 10 solemnly swear that the above statement
Is true 70 the best Of my knowledge and belief
CiIAS. PAYSON Cashier.
subscribed and sworn TO befoTelme thsli7th day
OF May, 1887. CHAS. %. BNNCROFT'
Notary Public.
JACOB MCCLELLAN, !
j. 4. BANTER, Directors
my1S WOODBURY. 5. DANA,J d3t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-20

STATE OF MAINE. CUMBERLAND, s. S.
/, GEO. @. PETERS, Cashier OF the above
named. Bank do sOlemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the best 81 my knowledge and
belief q. q. PETERS, Cashier.
Sworn and subscribed to before me this 18th day
Of May, 1887 .CHAS. G.. ALLEN, Notary Public.
COrrect-Attest:
Wv. THOMAS,)
II. W. BAILEY. Directors.
my1S b. G. SOMERBY,) DIST
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-05-20
CURRENT COW MENT.
PAYING FOR A DEAD HORSE.
TBoston Advertiser

We understand that an attempt is to be
made to cover up the bills for the entertain
ment of Queen Kapiolani, and if possible to
prevent the details of that extravagant and
ineXcusable raid on the city treasury from
reaching the public. These bills ought to be
called for by the city council. Such junket
as that was is even worse than the usual run
of such atfairs-and they are all bad enough.
BLACKMAIL. EAST AND WEST,